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DeleteDirectory

DeleteDirectory["dir"]
deletes the specified directory.
  • DeleteDirectory["dir"] deletes the directory dir only if it contains no files.
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Create a directory:
Check the presence of the new directory:
Delete the directory:
The directory is no longer there:
Create a directory:
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Delete the directory:
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